MEDICATION DISPENSERS
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1. A medication dispenser, comprising:
- a drug pump including a control module;
a medication dose request device in communication with the drug pump; and
a dispensing device for dispensing substantially solid medication in response to activation of the medication dose request device, in communication with the drug pump.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a medication dispenser comprises a drug pump having a control module. A medication dose request device can be in communication with the drug pump. A dispensing device, for dispensing substantially solid medication in response to activation of the medication dose request device, can be in communication with the drug pump.
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1. A medication dispenser, comprising:
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a drug pump including a control module; a medication dose request device in communication with the drug pump; and a dispensing device for dispensing substantially solid medication in response to activation of the medication dose request device, in communication with the drug pump. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medication dispenser, comprising:
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a drug pump including a control module; a medication dose request device in communication with the drug pump; and a dispensing device for dispensing substancially solid medication in response to activation of the medication dose request device, in communication with the drug pump, wherein the dispensing device is driven by command from the control module to dispense individual doses of the substantially solid medication outwardly from the dispensing device for delivery to a patient when the patient requests delivery of a dose of medication, by requesting what otherwise would be deemed is bolus of a fluid medication, through the control module.
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13. A method of dispensing medication to a patient, comprising:
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providing a medication dispenser to a patient, the medication dispenser including, (i) a drug pump having a control module, (ii) a medication dose request device in communication with the drug, pump, and (iii) a dispensing device for dispensing substantially solid medication in response to activation of the medication dose request device, in communication with the drug pump; entering a dispense command in the control module; and driving the dispensing device, in response to the command, to dispense a dose of the substantially solid medication outwardly from the dispensing device to the patient.
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14. A medication dispensing system, comprising:
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a drug pump including a control module, the control module being capable of being selectively mounted to a plurality of removable cassettes; an actuator contained within each of the cassettes; medication contained within each of the cassettes, the medication for each of the cassettes being selected as one from a group consisting of fluid material, semi-solid material, and solid material, wherein the actuator is driven by command from the control module to deliver the medication to a patient from one of the cassettes that is at that time mounted to the control module.
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